So I am looking to buy an amazon fire tv. I talked to someone at customer service and they said it will come with the new update so I won't be able to root it. I want to know if there is a way to install apk's without root? Thank you.
bnichs5 said:
So I am looking to buy an amazon fire tv. I talked to someone at customer service and they said it will come with the new update so I won't be able to root it. I want to know if there is a way to install apk's without root? Thank you.
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Ya you can install apps all the time but if the app requires root no go !
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The best way is if you have something like a Logitech K400r Keyboard and you install the following through ADB sideloading:
Terminal Emulator (allows ADB on Fire TV itself)
Opera Browser (access to apk files and much,much more)
ES File Explorer (management and many other useful things like finding out the directory and name to type in Terminal for ADB installs)
And finally,App Stores like 1Mobile and Appchina (although Chinese only,so it is hard to navigate)
You can't directly install the apps downloaded by 1mobile,but you can rename them to short names for the ADB install command to install them that way.
I can't remember the kill and start commands before Terminal Emulator works since I've had root priviliges for so long.
I think it was "ADB Connect localhost" for the first step though.
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Ive had a rooted hero for about a year now, but ive been deployed since the evo came out and now i finally got one and havnt decided on root yet. With pda net, launcher pro, and the fps issue fixed, im not sure i care to root at the moment.
Anyways too the point: Is there still no way to push apps to non rooted phone instead of installing them?
i saw some " Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine" and was wondering whats the deal with it. Is it the same as enabling 3rd party apps from the setting menu, or is a way to force/push apps to phone? Or is it just a way for AT&T customers to install third party apps?
if there is no way around it, i guess ill be rooting in the near future. Sorry if its a noob type question. Im just new to the "sideload" term
thanks guys
Just out of curiosity, why is it so important to be able to push apps with adb? Why not just install them with Astro or ES?
easy. not sure if this first step is neccesary, but go to settings apps and check the off market apps box. then, cd to your tools folder, and type "adb install (app name).apk" (without quotes) hope this helps. pm me if you need help setting up adb
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Just out of curiosity, why is it so important to be able to push apps with adb? Why not just install them with Astro or ES?
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not really for 3rd party apps as i know how to do all that, but more so for things like installing AOSP programs, programs ported from other phones etc. Programs that would normally give you the can not install error when using astro etc.
dkdude36 said:
easy. not sure if this first step is neccesary, but go to settings apps and check the off market apps box. then, cd to your tools folder, and type "adb install (app name).apk" (without quotes) hope this helps. pm me if you need help setting up adb
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thanks ill give it a try, i thought you had to be rooted for this.
As far as i know, you don't need to be rooted to use this command. The sdk was origonally developed for development purposes, not rooting. So it makes sense that you would be able to use it (or most of it) while un rooted.
Did it work?
i dont hink the AOSP items i wanted to push are going to work, but i did however try the adb install and it worked great. Thanks for the assist.
ldc2335 said:
i dont hink the AOSP items i wanted to push are going to work, but i did however try the adb install and it worked great. Thanks for the assist.
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You can also try android commander it does the same thing with a host of other options like pulling files off your phone. rebooting your phone/boot to bootloader/boot to recovery and more. Check it out its called android commander
idea popped into my head just now, has anyone tried it? i dont know exactly how the exploit works or anything but would it be worth trying?
Try it and report back
Am I missing something here? adb install tr.apk is how people have rooted.. aka as sideloading.
Lol, how do you think everyone's been rooting?!?
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Sideloading is super easy after installing Terminal Emulator and a web browser.
You can use the terminal app to perform all of the same ADB functions as you would from a PC,but you have to use the PC once more to install the Terminal app and a browser.
Somebody needs to pin that original topic that tells you how to do it,as it helped me greatly on sideloading any of the apps I wanted in mere seconds by downloading the apk through a sideloaded browser and installing it via ADB function on the sideloaded Terminal App.
ok, something really simple somebody may be able to help me with, not sure if its possible, but i want to store a few images onto my fire tv, so i can use them with my xbmc setup as wallpapers, my device isnt rooted, as its the uk version that got sent out today, ive installed dropbox, and es file explorer but their is no option to save. anybody know if this is possible? its driving me crazy. ive also tried uploading with the amazon cloud drive app, the pictures show up on the photo section on my home screen, but thats it... is their any way i would find these in the root access?
thanks
I think you should be able to use adb to push them to the SD card. Try one of the fireTV utility apps for a GUI.
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chantelle310 said:
ok, something really simple somebody may be able to help me with, not sure if its possible, but i want to store a few images onto my fire tv, so i can use them with my xbmc setup as wallpapers, my device isnt rooted, as its the uk version that got sent out today, ive installed dropbox, and es file explorer but their is no option to save. anybody know if this is possible? its driving me crazy. ive also tried uploading with the amazon cloud drive app, the pictures show up on the photo section on my home screen, but thats it... is their any way i would find these in the root access?
thanks
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Connect to the Fire TV via ADB (WIndows guide and Mac guide)
Then use the command:
Code:
adb push C:\path\to\image.jpg \sdcard\
This will transfer any file from your PC to the \sdcard\ directory of your Fire TV. Root is not needed.
You guys are the best... Thank a lot!
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AFTVnews.com said:
Connect to the Fire TV via ADB (
Then use the command:
Code:
adb push C:\path\to\image.jpg \sdcard\
This will transfer any file from your PC to the \sdcard\ directory of your Fire TV. Root is not needed.
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having a little trouble, could you tell me where im going wrong?
chantelle310 said:
having a little trouble, could you tell me where im going wrong?
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Change the c:\path\to to actually be the correct path to the image file on your computer (for example c:\users\images\Photo.jpg)
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collindv said:
Change the c:\path\to to actually be the correct path to the image file on your computer (for example c:\users\images\Photo.jpg)
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Will give that a try now.. Thank you.
New ground for me... Can you tell lol
Since you want these in XBMC, you can do in XBMC using the file manager too.
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Since you want these in XBMC, you can do in XBMC using the file manager too.
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Can I do it directly from my mac without having to sideload?
Still no luck
I don't think its finding the adb program. Are you running the command from the folder where adb resides?
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chantelle310 said:
Still no luck
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The command is slightly different between Mac and Windows. The command I gave you is for Windows. Here is what you should enter since you're on a Mac:
First, change to the directory where you have adb by running this command:
Code:
cd /Users/channy/Desktop/platform-tools/
Then move the file to your Fire TV by running this command:
Code:
./adb push /Users/channy/Desktop/platform-tools/wallpapers/Breaking-Bad-Simpsons-2362199.jpg /sdcard/
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The command is slightly different between Mac and Windows. The command I gave you is for Windows. Here is what you should enter since you're on a Mac:
First, change to the directory where you have adb by running this command:
Code:
cd /Users/channy/Desktop/platform-tools/
Then move the file to your Fire TV by running this command:
Code:
./adb push /Users/channy/Desktop/platform-tools/wallpapers/Breaking-Bad-Simpsons-2362199.jpg /sdcard/
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absolute life saver, ive given myself the biggest headache trying to fix this all day, thanks alot,
ps, been following your page on twitter for a while just realised
chantelle310 said:
absolute life saver, ive given myself the biggest headache trying to fix this all day, thanks alot,
ps, been following your page on twitter for a while just realised
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Awesome. Glad you got it working! And glad you're enjoying the site.
Here are a couple tips:
If you move the adb file from the platform-tools folder into your /Users/channy/ folder, you can just open terminal and start running "./adb" commands without first doing the "cd..." command.
Also, on mac you can drag and drop files into the terminal window instead of typing the full path to the file. For this case you would type "./adb push ", then drag the image onto the terminal, then type " /sdcard/". Note the space at the end of the first part and the beginning of the second part.
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Awesome. Glad you got it working! And glad you're enjoying the site.
Here are a couple tips:
If you move the adb file from the platform-tools folder into your /Users/channy/ folder, you can just open terminal and start running "./adb" commands without first doing the "cd..." command.
Also, on mac you can drag and drop files into the terminal window instead of typing the full path to the file. For this case you would type "./adb push ", then drag the image onto the terminal, then type " /sdcard/". Note the space at the end of the first part and the beginning of the second part.
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Even better.. Thankyou for that info. Whilst I caught you online.. Little off topic but do I need to block OTA updates? I plan on eventually rooting when/if it becomes available. And if so... The only way I can do this as I'm on stock firmware would be to use the block domain methods with my router?
chantelle310 said:
Even better.. Thankyou for that info. Whilst I caught you online.. Little off topic but do I need to block OTA updates? I plan on eventually rooting when/if it becomes available. And if so... The only way I can do this as I'm on stock firmware would be to use the block domain methods with my router?
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If you have any interest in rooting it's always best to block updates. At the very least that way you can choose whether you want to install the update or not.
If you're not rooted, your best option is to block the update domains via your router. If that isn't something you can do, you can always sign up for a free OpenDNS account and block the domains that way. You would just need to enter the OpenDNS DNS IP addresses into your Fire TV's settings, just like in this guide.
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If you have any interest in rooting it's always best to block updates. At the very least that way you can choose whether you want to install the update or not.
If you're not rooted, your best option is to block the update domains via your router. If that isn't something you can do, you can always sign up for a free OpenDNS account and block the domains that way. You would just need to enter the OpenDNS DNS IP addresses into your Fire TV's settings, just like in this guide.
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You're awesome. Thank you very much. My xbmc setup is now looking exactly how I wanted it with your help.
Hello,
is it possible to install a browser with Flash Player on Fire TV
I need this feature to look my .psasquashtv
If i want to see this matches, a flash player Plug in is needed.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Thomas
Flash works just fine,but the Android version of this itself can have some performance problems because of the lazy ex-devs who canceled the damn thing.
Here is the safest link for Android's flash player.
Just scroll down and download the latest version and sideload with your preferred method.
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
Hello,
ok, thank you. I do not have an internet browser in my Fire TV Box, how can I install for example Firefox??
Regards
Thomas
smart02 said:
Hello,
ok, thank you. I do not have an internet browser in my Fire TV Box, how can I install for example Firefox??
Regards
Thomas
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I got my Fire TV yesterday and was able to install Firefox and flash player (via adb install) and it mostly works OK.
@D33H,
can you tell me the way to install via adb?
do you have a description?
Thanks
Thomas
smart02 said:
@D33H,
can you tell me the way to install via adb?
do you have a description?
Thanks
Thomas
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PM'd as there are links not sure if I can post on forum.
After you get ADB working,install the following...
1. Terminal Emulator
2. Any web browser like Opera. (for getting apk files from 1mobile,wandoujia,appchina,voga360,and Aptoide. Also evozi or apkleecher to get free Play Store app files.
3. A screen rotation/orientation app for locking to landscape orientation.
4. ES File Explorer for figuring out the exact name of an apk and renaming it to something easier.
After getting all of these,you can now easily use ADB in Terminal Emulator on your Fire TV to install downloaded apk files.
Starting up commands (3)
Code:
adb kill server
Code:
adb start server
and
Code:
adb connect
Template is
Code:
adb install sdcard/Download/file.apk
Or if the file is in another directory,you will need to type that one in.
Replace "file" with your apk's filename.
Edit:You only have to do the three starting up commands the first time,after that,you should be able to use "adb install" directly.
Hi
Shall I use the flash player for ICS oder the hacked flash player for 4.4?
Cheers
The 4.4 hacked one does not work right on Fire TV.
Just get the latest 11.1 version for "Android 4.0" which is the 11.1.115.81 one.
Hi. Sorry if this is in the wrong area.
Is there a way to take apps off the fire tv such as hulu etc that can be then transferred to a different user account.
I have 2 accounts that are used separately and have got usa apps via changing language etc then reverted back to uk. But I want to transfer these to my other device without having to change regions again.
Tried copying app to usb then transferring but that didn't work.
Any ideas please.
Thanks
I would suggest to use ADB. Especially the "adb install <insertnamehere>.apk" command
http://adbshell.com/commands/adb-install/how-to-use-adb-install.html
Hi thanks for that. I'm fine with installing the apps it is just how to get the app off the other decide to install on the the one. Does es file explorer back up apps ?
You could try an apk extractor app; no idea if this pulls the settings as well as the app.
You can copy APK from an Android device via ADB "pull" command to your PC
adb pull <remote> [<local>] - copy file/dir from device
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1.) connect via ADB
2.) use ADB "pull" command for e.g.
Code:
adb pull /system/app "%~dp0\apk_backup\system_apps"
This pulls all preinstalled system apps and stores them in the local subfolder /apk_backup/system_apps
3.)
Code:
adb pull /data/app "%~dp0\apk_backup\data_apps"
Similiar as 2.) but for user installed APKs.
I managed to get one done but when I transferred it to my other box it wouldn't open and said that I didn't own it !! Any ideas ?
Can not tell for sure but some apps may require additional libraries from /system/libs.
Perhaps the app also checks for the existance of the Amazon appstore app. I don´t know if there is also an addtionally "hard" check which does check for the actual account on the installed app store.
Never tried this on my own.